NSFW - Kvenh's sketchbook of daily studies

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Hey guys!

Been hanging around for a while and finally managed to create a sketchbook. Hopefully posting here and everyones opinions will make me more productive and let's me learn more.

Please provide me with all your critique

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Will post some stuff from the last few days.

1 still,life
2,5 are photostudies, made with mjranum-stock's over at deviantart.
3,4 from imagination

Patram: I'm not actually sure how long that took. I spent time on it on spurs during few days. I'm not too fond of the artificial lighting but had to do it with lamp since I couldn't find the time to complete it on one sitting. Perhaps closer to 10 hours.

Heres some poop sketches from imagination and few studies

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"What does it mean to be an artist? It's constant, unrelenting, everlasting failure. That's what it is. You have to be really tough to take it." -Carl Larsson

Holy balls these studies are awesome! Would you be able to post a step by step as to how you approach studies? I especially like the lighting... do you block stuff in with guidelines and stuff, or do you just paint and do trial and error stuff until it looks right? Can't wait to see your bridgeman studies!
Im digging the start of this sketchbook, thanks for the inspiration man!

forestdino, in2eternity, julianR: thanks! I wish my colors were as good without ref, never seem to get them right when I'm not doing studies.

ChromaticCodex: Too kind words I really liked the still-life at the start but start feeling like I'm being too stiff towards the end. Hopefully I can get a bit more loose feeling next time.

Not_Deadman: Cheers! I'll try to grab some progress shots next time. I usually just start blocking in straight with color. Sometimes I use some linework but thats mainly when I'm doing poses and stuff.

Something for today:

quick valuestudy,
quick study from mjranum's stock,
some space-ship like shapes,
crappy train sketches. If they look even remotely good they're probably from life and not from imagination

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Last edited by Kvenh; April 29th, 2011 at 06:25 PM.
Reason: added some text

"What does it mean to be an artist? It's constant, unrelenting, everlasting failure. That's what it is. You have to be really tough to take it." -Carl Larsson